Kolkata: Kid returns home after 29 days in hospital, 13 on ECMO

Dr. Arpan Chakraborty

March 3, 2023

A two-year old who had been under ECMO support after he suffered from viral pneumonia was sent back home on Friday. Doctors said the boy had to be put on ECMO support after his lungs turned white by the infection. The infection was so bad that the boy had to spend 29 days in Medica Superspeciality Hospital.

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